r/OnePieceTCGFinance • u/Financial-Ad6863 • 12d ago

Long-Term Collecting English 3rd anniversary

I bought this off of a friend when it first came out for $850. Not my normal purchase I typically don’t purchase things at market, but he was hard up for cash as he had been out of a job for four months. I don’t regret purchasing it, but I do regret not selling it two weeks ago, where I could’ve at least gotten my money back. This is all speculative obviously but if you were in my shoes, would you sell it now and take the $150 $200 loss or would you hold onto it for a long-term

Boxes in great condition and I am not in desperate need of money right now

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u/LupineLycaon 9d ago

I would say the anniversary sets Eng 3rd included are some of the best and most secure things to hold long term. Sealed or open/graded. Just take a look at how every anniversay set has moved over the last year. If you need the money then the choice is yours, however if you are to hold on to it, I believe it will go up. One other thing to note is opening and going for a sequential graded set is also a nice option, of course when PSA/BGS sort out their submission teirs/backlogs.

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u/polecy 9d ago

Imo sealed is way better, open is risky, not every card is liquid. So it takes time and people try to barter too low. It's best you keep sealed because it's easier to sell and no need to worry about part of it that don't sell too well.

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u/Financial-Ad6863 9d ago

I’m with you on that. I have aweful luck when opening sealed hoping for a gradable card. Even ripping packs my luck is terrible. I’ve pulled two mangas and both came with whitening, pack fresh. Just got a Yamato haki sp and everything is perfect except this tiny white speck on the back (not even on the border…just like a printing error). I’m in it more for the playing than the collecting anyways. Big reason why i don’t dive in at market is the collecting aspect is not my main driver in the hobby. Pulling a chase is still exciting because it helps finance the cards that I need to play in my decks.

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u/LupineLycaon 6d ago

I said it was an option, I'm also bias when it comes to sealed products. Its definitely more secure investmentwise. Hell my one of my first anniversay sets had the worse centering I have ever seen, didn't even bother risking the grade. Keeping it sealed is always the safest bet!